Comments on: Seahorse Heads Have a ‘No Wake Zone’ That’s Made for Catching Preyhttp://www.utexas.edu/news/2013/11/26/seahorse-catching-prey/
The University of Texas at AustinThu, 30 Oct 2014 13:55:50 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1By: judith walkerhttp://www.utexas.edu/news/2013/11/26/seahorse-catching-prey/#comment-61286
judith walkerWed, 11 Dec 2013 06:06:51 +0000http://www.utexas.edu/news/2013/11/25/#comment-61286Sea Horses and the many relations they have, all seem to have this basic horse shaped head. Even with amazingly diverse body shapes and styles. And most eat copepods.Sea Horses and the many relations they have, all seem to have this basic horse shaped head. Even with amazingly diverse body shapes and styles. And most eat copepods.
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SpencerFri, 06 Dec 2013 03:13:00 +0000http://www.utexas.edu/news/2013/11/25/#comment-60970To Roy Niles: I believe this evolved morphology would always be a random change that happened to be beneficial and was selected for because it made their behavior more advantageous. It starts to sound a bit too Lamarckian if you say behavior is driving evolution.To Roy Niles: I believe this evolved morphology would always be a random change that happened to be beneficial and was selected for because it made their behavior more advantageous. It starts to sound a bit too Lamarckian if you say behavior is driving evolution.
]]>By: Gordohttp://www.utexas.edu/news/2013/11/26/seahorse-catching-prey/#comment-60964
GordoFri, 06 Dec 2013 00:06:32 +0000http://www.utexas.edu/news/2013/11/25/#comment-60964Evolution is a continuous series of mutations some beneficial some not. This was a good one, so the next generation of that individual all get it which for a seahorse is probably about a million. Next one will be cooperative behavior and they will start attacking swimmers. Don't think so, wait a million years and you'll see.Evolution is a continuous series of mutations some beneficial some not. This was a good one, so the next generation of that individual all get it which for a seahorse is probably about a million. Next one will be cooperative behavior and they will start attacking swimmers. Don't think so, wait a million years and you'll see.
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Roy NilesWed, 27 Nov 2013 20:00:18 +0000http://www.utexas.edu/news/2013/11/25/#comment-60453Thought provoking article. Was the no wake zone actually made, as the title indicates, or is this an example of how the accidental nature of evolution works wonders?Thought provoking article. Was the no wake zone actually made, as the title indicates, or is this an example of how the accidental nature of evolution works wonders?
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Roy NilesWed, 27 Nov 2013 19:56:57 +0000http://www.utexas.edu/news/2013/11/25/#comment-60452I wonder whether the trial and error learning of behavior then evolved the head or whether the accidental changes of the head evolved the behavior.I wonder whether the trial and error learning of behavior then evolved the head or whether the accidental changes of the head evolved the behavior.
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Roy NilesWed, 27 Nov 2013 19:42:43 +0000http://www.utexas.edu/news/2013/11/25/#comment-60450Did the adaptive behavior require the evolution of the head, or did accidental changes in the head require the evolution of the behavior? I vote for behavior as responsible, in this case anyway.Did the adaptive behavior require the evolution of the head, or did accidental changes in the head require the evolution of the behavior? I vote for behavior as responsible, in this case anyway.
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Mike GunterWed, 27 Nov 2013 06:17:42 +0000http://www.utexas.edu/news/2013/11/25/#comment-60405Cool!Cool!
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RobertTue, 26 Nov 2013 20:52:32 +0000http://www.utexas.edu/news/2013/11/25/#comment-60368Very cool study! Who ever thought such a docile looking creature would turn out to be so ferocious.Very cool study! Who ever thought such a docile looking creature would turn out to be so ferocious.
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